For what purposes are satcoms on vessels used?
A. For safety at sea purposes and business office communications. There are no other comparable maritime communication systems that provide the ease of telephone operation or safety at sea alerting under all weather and sea conditions. For this reason Inmarsat A, B, and C satcoms meet the stringent IMO requirements for GMDSS for vessels over 300 tons. Q.
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